Some 35 years after the return to civilian rule following the infamous Pinochet dictatorship, Chile will soon be governed by a rabid right-wing, pro-Pinochet apologist—President-elect José Antonio ...

José Antonio Kast, the new Chilean president, will assume office on March 11, 2026. His comprehensive victory over Jeannette ...

José Antonio Kast is a product of Chile’s long shadow, where the unresolved legacies of the military dictatorship seep into the present. Born in 1966 to a German immigrant family, Kast emerged from ...

José Antonio Kast won the top office on promises of restoring Chile to a long-trodden path of order and conservatism.

Dec. Pilgrims from across Mexico arrived at Our Lady of Guadalupe Basilica to pay homage on her feast day. In Chile, José ...

Chile elected far-right President José Antonio Kast after he promised to reduce crime. Here & Now ‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks ...

Álvaro Vargas Llosa is a Senior Fellow of the Independent Institute in Oakland, California. His latest book is “Global ...

The editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly spoke about his article in Foreign Affairs regarding the rightward electoral tilt in the region.

Jose Antonio Kast's win has solidified the country's hard-right shift, but he'll likely maintain a pragmatic balance between ...

General Augusto Pinochet, the strongman who imposed a reign of terror on Chile from 1973 to 1990, must be smiling in his grave. His brazen defender and admirer José Antonio Kast has just been elected ...

The latest good news comes from Chile. José Antonio Kast is the new president. The European press has already labeled him "far-right," which undoubtedly means he's a normal, conservative guy with ...

José Antonio Kast has won Chile’s presidential election, with the far-right leader getting about 58% of the vote in Sunday’s ...